I appreciate your perspective. It certainly seems like a treacherous subject, especially where there is a professional and/or emotional interest. I will persevere, mainly because I trust that his desire to help me will ultimately outweigh whatever is blocking the understanding at the moment. Our therapeutic relationship is strong and built on mutual trust, so my instinct is that we will have to simply continue to chip away at the boulder.
Thanks so much for the useful link; do you know whether they support people worldwide, or just in the US?